Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Downplay Defensive Coverage After Losing Vs. Nuggets

Oklahoma City – After Oklahoma City Thunder Map Coach Mark Daigneault praised Nuggets Denver‘Defense about All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander On Monday 140-127 loss, the MVP candidate sang a different melody. During the good availability of the Gilgeous-Alexander Media, he discovered that he saw a similar defense when the lights faced Minnesotim Timbervolves, while he added that Nuggets fired at 60% of the recording.

Gilgeous-Alexander say The coverage of Nuggets on it was not anything different from what experienced in the thunder 131-128 overtime loss in Timbervolves last month.

“Minnesota did the same thing when we blew the lead. I feel like I’ve seen it before,” said Gilgeous-Alexander. “It was similar to that. It didn’t feel too different. Now, in both cases, we didn’t care great. But we’re going to the drawing board and we’ll try to be better.”

Gilgeous-Alexander reminded journalists that it was not easy to win the game when the team gives 140 points.

“All whole integrity just looked in a better beat,” Gilgeous-Alexander added. “It feels like we were less remetitive. They came to their places. They just looked comfortable and when good players give comfort, they have such nights.”

Gilgeous-Alexander, which leads to the league in scoring with 32.7 points per game, 25 points on shooting 8-14, including 3-for -7 from deep and perfect 6-for -6 from the free throw line. Well, the lack of average season’s average. He also finished with seven assists, three jumps, two blocks and one steal.

However, an explosive work of explosive application was given 60.5% recording, including 56.3% from the bottom behind the port in three points. League was ruled by MVP, Nikola Jokić, ended 35 points, 18 rebounds, eight helps, one block, and one steals against last year’s SGA runner.

Mark Daigneault on Nuggetsss Defense at Shai Gilgeous-Aleksandra

After The shrub has lost the All-Star Jalan Williams on injuryNuggets directed their energy to limiting Shai Gilgeous-Alexandra.

For Daigneault, it was a kind of defensive coverage that he never saw on his guard of all stars.

“There they had a good scheme,” Daignealt said. “They threw us from the rhythm in a degree. We’ve achieved enough in the game. With the defense, as you can go from Houston, as it is like zoning, gripping it when it is not when it is. It was specialized for him.”

Thunder will start a trip with three games against Kelter on Wednesday on Wednesday.